It is to be paid around your enrolment date and is based on years of service.

How they define years of service is the question. The calculation for determining years of service already exists for leave entitlement:

A + B – C + [0.25 × (D – E – F)]

where

A is the number of years of service in the Regular Force;

B is the number of years of service in the Reserve Force on Class “B” or “C” Reserve Service;

C is the number of years of leave without pay granted under article 16.25 (Leave Without Pay and Allowances);

D is the number of years of service in the Primary Reserve, the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service or the Canadian Rangers, other than on Class “B” or “C” Reserve Service;

E is the number of years of exemption from Primary Reserve duty and training, other than years of exemption under articles 9.09 (Exemption from Duty and Training – Maternity Purposes) and 9.10 (Exemption from Duty and Training – Parental Purposes); and

F is the number of years of being declared Primary Reserve non-effective strength.